Main themes from Council meetings

Council for the Civil Society Development (8th Assembly - 2024 - 2027)
 
2nd (special) Session held on 6 March 2024
 
Discussion on the Draft Proposal of the Regulation on the Criteria, Standards and Procedures for Financing and Contracting Programmes and Projects of Public Benefit Interest implemented by Associations.
Helena Beus informed the presented members and deputies on the e Consultation of the named document, in duration of 8 days and, that due to the urgency of adopting the Rules in order not to be late in implementing calls and funding of CSOs projects and programs, so as settle financial obligations from multi-year programmes.
 
1st (Constitute) Session held on 22 January 2024

  1. Adopting the Council for the Civil Society Development Rules of Procedure
  2. Election of the Council’s president
  3. AOB - Helena Beus, authorised to perform the duties of the Head of the Government for Cooperation with NGOs, announced the emergency special session on lottery funds. She also informed on the session regarding the National plan for creating Enabling Environment for the Civil Society Development for the period 2024 - 20030.


Council for the Civil Society Development (7th Assembly - 2020 - 2023)
 
2nd regular session held on 23 October 2020

  1. Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the CSOs work
  2. National Recovery and Resilience Plan
  3. Financing of CSOs programmes in the next financial perspective of the EU
  1. Multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027 - programming and structure of managing
  2. Programming of European Social Fund for the period 2021-20207
  3. Information on the Union programme: Citizen, Equality, Rights and Values and the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs in its programming
  1. AOB

1st (constitute) session held on 20 May 2020

  1. Adopting the Council for the Civil Society Development (CCSD) Rules of Procedure
  2. Election of the Council president and deputy president (Danko Relić as the Council president and Nikolina Klaić as his deputy were elected)
  3. AOB - Election of one CSOs representative as the member of the Croatian Employment Service Supervisory Council. In addition, the CCSD members and deputies were informed that the next session aimed at electing the CSOs representatives in the European Economic and Social Committee will be organised ASAP.



​Council for Civil Society Development (6th assembly - 2017-2020)   

1st Regular Session (16/432017)


Council for Civil Society Development (4th assembly - 2010-2012)        

 
1st Regular Session (23/4/2010)
 
1.      Appointment of the 4th assembly of the Council for Civil Society Development
2.      Adoption of the Progress Report of the Operational Plan of the National Strategy for the Creation of an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development 2006-2011
3.      Discussion and adoption of the Report on Allocation of Financial Supports for Projects and Programs of Civil Society Organizations in 2009
 
 
2nd Regular Session (28/5/2010)
 
1.      Discussion on the draft Law regulating the status of CSOs acting for the public benefit
2.      Discussion regarding the Guidelines of the Code of Practice on Consultation with the Interested Public in Procedures of Adopting Laws, Other Regulations and Acts
3.      Strategic planning of the activities of the 4th assembly of the Council
 
 
3rd Regular Session (9/5/2010)
 
1.      Presentation of the Annual Report of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development in 2009
2.      Election of Representatives and their deputies into the National Council for Education on Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship and the Working group for the development of a National Plan for Supporting Employment 2011 - 2012
3.      Election of a representative of a CSO into the Inter-sectoral Task Group for Development Strategy and International Humanitarian Aid
 
 
4th Regular Session (8/9/2010)
 
1.      Adoption of a Strategic Work Plan of the 4th assembly of the Council
2.      Founding of three Council Working Groups
3.      Election of 3 CSO representatives into the Commission for Marking the European Year of Volunteering
 
               
5th Regular Session (22/11/2010)
 
1.      Nomination of members for each of the three Council Working Groups
2.      Election of representatives to the Commission for Monitoring and Improvement of the Witness and Victim Support System
3.      Presentation of the methodology for allocating funds to NGOs which act in for the public good
 
               
6th Regular Session (28/1/2011)
 
1.      Naming the elected Coordinators and Deputy Coordinators of three Council Working Groups
2.      Reporting on the implementation of the Code of Practice on Consultation with the Interested Public in Procedures of Adopting Laws in 2010
3.      Starting the initiative for adopting the new Code of Positive Practice, Standards and Benchmarks for the Allocation of Public Funding for CSO projects and Programmes
4.      Discussion regarding the National NGO Days 2011
 
 
7th Regular Session (25/3/2011)
 
1.      Draft Rules of co-financing of the EU funded projects for CSOs (own contribution)
2.      Preparing the Action plan for developing the National Strategy for the Creation of an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development for the period 2012-2016
3.      The Annual Report on the working of the Council for 2010
4.      Procedural problems of allocating EU funds to CSOs (tendering, budget clearing, financial reporting and other related problems)
5.      Involving CSOs in the development and implementation of new civic education curriculum
6.      Initiative for the organization of the Round Table on the Chapter 23 of the EU accession negotiations (Judiciary and Human rights)
7.      Opinion of the Council on the problems in implementing the Law on Associations at the level of County public administration offices
8.      Initiative for the involvement of the Council in promoting Code of practice on consultation at regional and local levels
9.      Appointment of the Council member in the Steering Committee of the IPA 2008 project “Strengthening CSO capacities for monitoring the implementation of the EU acquis”.
 
 8th Regular Session (2/6/2011)
  1.  Draft Report of financing projects and programmes of CSOs from public budget in 2010.
  2.  Opinion of Council for the Development of Civil Society on implementation of The Draft Curriculum of Civic Education
  3.  The Role of CSOs in offering Development Assistance
  4.  Elections and appointments in Working Bodies
 
9th Regular Session (29/6/2011)
  1. Civil society in Croatian television program content
 
10th Regular Session (5/10/2011)
  1. Progress in system building of Regulatory Impact Assessment
  2. Implementation plan for Project of Technical Assistance for CSOs in Croatia (TACSO) 2011.-2013.
  3. Information about working on National Strategy for the creation of an enabling environment for Civil Society Development 2012.-2016
 
Detailed notes from all Council’s meetings (in Croatian)